Candlefire

I know that
long ago somwhere
I loved you
in vast dark bedrooms
in canopied beds
lit only by candlefire
where our shadows played
against the walls
as our bodies moved together

I know that
long ago somewhere
I rode with you
on long forgotten paths
through black forests
to hidden meadows where
together we watched the same stars
marching overhead

and if we cannot be together now
at this time
in this life
it helps to know and remember that
we have been together in the past
and there is a vast quiet certainty in me
that we will share many future times
in each others' arms.

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